Science and Tech
Compute: Windows 7 preview bodes well for buyers
Rumors are buzzing about Microsoft's plans to roll out Windows 7 on Oct. 22, which is on time and ahead of the critical holiday buying season.
Report: Planets will collide in 5 billion years
From chaos we all began, and to chaos we'll all return, but not for a very, very long time -- 5 billion years or so, more or less.
Compute: Apple polishes image with low-cost iPhone
No one can tell for sure what Apple is up to these days, but this much is certain: These are great times to be in the market for a cell phone and a data plan.
Hospital returns 22 rescued turtles to ocean
With the pageantry of a high school prom, nearly two dozen sea turtles were returned to their Atlantic Ocean home this week.
Compute: Dell computers, Microsoft, Windows 7 ... more
We've been talking about Windows 7 and other new products for a little while and the letters are piling up. Let's get to the pile and answer a few.
Q. If I install Windows Defender, do I still need SpyBot Search and Destroy and AdAware?
Carbon fiber may recast future furniture designs
Carbon fiber is a designer's dream -- extremely strong, versatile, elegant and lightweight. On the down side, it has a hefty price tag, which means finding the material in affordable designs is likely to remain a dream -- at least for now.
Real and fake Twitter addicts going post-it crazy
By now the world has heard of Twitter - the short posts of 140 or fewer characters that tell your friends and followers everything that you are doing, seeing or thinking.
Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey are probably the most-read Twitterers. What might surprise you is that some folks are tweeting even if they are only characters in movies or on TV.
Real and fake Twitter addicts going post-it crazy
By now the world has heard of Twitter - the short posts of 140 or fewer characters that tell your friends and followers everything that you are doing, seeing or thinking.
Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey are probably the most-read Twitterers. What might surprise you is that some folks are tweeting even if they are only characters in movies or on TV.
Game On: "inFamous" engaging and rewarding
"inFamous"
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Genre: Action-Adventure
Publisher: Sony
ESRB Rating: T for Teen
Grade: 4.5 stars
Now this is a game that people can get behind. Plenty of games advertise that you can choose whether to be the good guy or the bad guy (with corresponding attributes) but rarely do they deliver.
Underwater sensors help scientists monitor lakes
Measuring water quality in lakes and streams traditionally starts with a time-consuming trip with a bucket to get a water sample for the laboratory.
Now University of Minnesota water researchers have found a way to skip that step.
